An open letter: My iPod touch is boring
I got my iPod touch the other day. I’m not going to post photos. You can go to Apple’s website if you want to see it. I’m a little frustrated with it. It has less features than the iPhone. The features are missing for no apparent reason.
I got my iPod touch the other day. I’m not going to post photos. You can go to Apple’s website if you want to see it. I’m a little frustrated with it. It has less features than the iPhone. The features are missing for no apparent reason.
Dear Steve Jobs,
I recently bought one of your newest iPods, the iPod touch. It upset me very much that most of the useful applications, such as Mail and Notes were taken out. Even more, the calendar application was deliberately stripped down. Why can events be synced to the iPod, but not added in the application, like they are on the iPhone? It doesn’t make sense.
It could be argued that PIM features, such as the Mail and Calendar features are smartphone features. Any pocket-sized, internet-connected device has an obligation to provide email, and internet, at the very least. What does this iPod come with? Internet and YouTube (stripped down, too, by the way). I’ll be honest: I expected a little more productivity built in.
Eventually, myself and dozens of other iPod users would like this thing to be as powerful as it can be without being a phone. That includes a full featured calendar, and Mail.app, so I can stop using my ugly, non-iPod ready webmail solution. I also suppose that the iPod will mercilessly hacked until these features appear in their gorgeous, eye-candied interface.
On the bright side my iPod shipped early, makes Internet surfing convenient, manages multiple Wi-Fi profiles brilliantly, it’s definitely the best iPod ever made (at least that I’ve owned), and has a roomy-considering-it’s-a-flash-based-player 16 gigabyte hard drive.
Sincerely,
Brad Kovach
bradkovach.com
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Brad Kovach is an award-winning web developer from Afton, Wyoming. In his spare time, he enjoys drumming on Rock Band, and playing with this website.
3 Responses to “An open letter: My iPod touch is boring”
Brad
On September 25th, 2007
8:17 am
I sent this to fsj. He might be able to help. 
Silke Frederick
On November 26th, 2007
4:02 pm
hey what up foo??? i haven’t talked to you forever. how is everything? haha.. i like your site. its different now… it doens’t have myspace… it has facebook. i have a facebook.. go search for me byotch. i’m on layton’s friends.
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Sean
On September 24th, 2007
2:42 pm
You should have wrote to “Fake Steve Jobs” then at least you would have got a response!
Nice points though, certainly makes me reconsider purchasing one!